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0.01, not 0.001. Also, the numbers are in cd/m^2, whereas most reviews use ft-L.

The 0.03 cd/m^2 for the VT50 is most likely for cinema mode. The VT50 is closer to 0.007 cd/m^2 if you use any other mode. Cinema mode on VT50 has considerably worse blacks, but has the benefit of much dithering in dark areas. Remember European models in pro modes use the elevated cinema mode blacks + limited output, whereas American models get much lower blacks + better peak output.

I was at my local BB today in Golden, CO and saw an employee about to load one of these (or at least try to) in a BMW 3 series for a guy. They didn't have any on display so the guy was buying it sight unseen. I made a quick "hey you got an ST60, nice!" comment and went on my way. Could've offered to load it in my 4Runner and give it a ride home for him, but don't think he'd have gone for that.

lmao. Looks like the 2013 panasonics are going to be a gamers worst nightmare. 66ms? That's stepping
into LG plasma territory. My previous X5 lagged 3 frames, which basically matches the 45-48ms mentioned by a few reviewers. Panasonic is officially out of the question now for gamers looking to make the
HD plunge. I'm still hanging onto my 2011 S30(16ms of lag through component cables) but even then, I still feel a little bit of a difference in performance, more so with motion controls. It still performs fantastic and wont hinder your
skills, but it doesn't quite feel 'on the dime', unituitive, impressive or fun to play. Keep in mind, i'm extremely anal and picky and have been gaming on lag free CRT's
since the 80's. As far as panasonic plasma's go, it's still the best to game on

Anyways, I wonder how the 2013 Samsung plasma's will fair this year...And forget abou that HDMI'1' PC labeling trick,
since it blocks out half the picture controls...

lmao. Looks like the 2013 panasonics are going to be a gamers worst nightmare. 66ms? That's stepping
into LG plasma territory. My previous X5 lagged 3 frames, which basically matches the 45-48ms mentioned by a few reviewers. Panasonic is officially out of the question now for gamers looking to make the
HD plunge. I'm still hanging onto my 2011 S30(16ms of lag through component cables) but even then, I still feel a little bit of a difference in performance, more so with motion controls. It still performs fantastic and wont hinder your
skills, but it doesn't quite feel 'on the dime', unituitive, impressive or fun to play. Keep in mind, i'm extremely anal and picky and have been gaming on lag free CRT's
since the 80's. As far as panasonic plasma's go, it's still the best to game on

Anyways, I wonder how the 2013 Samsung plasma's will fair this year...And forget abou that HDMI'1' PC labeling trick,
since it blocks out half the picture controls...

I thought you might show up.

However, I don't think we have any accurate lag tests on any new models at this point.

Mine also shipped out yesterday from Annaheim. I contacted Panasonic to ensure they didn't send out the older model. They replied that the correct model was shipped out and that they received the supply sooner than expected.

It's here and set up. I won't have the time this weekend to see if the settings others have posted from the ST50 are good for this set, as well. Hopefully, some other folks get their sets soon and start posting.

Being that the GT models are gone for this model year, I'm curious: does the ST60 compare more closely to 2012's GT models or 2012's ST models? I'm seeing reports for both.

You're seeing reports for both because the ST50 and GT50 have the same panel and filter and electronics and the picture quality between the two is virtually identical, so you can compare the ST60 to both equally (disregarding the GT50's THX modes completely of course).